Dire Straits
- 13 records
- peak 1
- 1 number 1 hit
- 1978–1994
Dire Straits made the Dutch Top 40 with 13 records, between 1978 and 1994. One record reached number 1: Private Investigations (1982). Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak; every record plays on Spotify.
All entries
- 1Private Investigations198211 weeks
- 2Calling Elvis199110 weeks
- 4Encores199310 weeks
- 5Twisting By The Pool19837 weeks
- 10Sultans Of Swing19788 weeks
- 18Lady Writer19795 weeks
- 20Walk Of Life19858 weeks
- 24Heavy Fuel19913 weeks
- 27Money For Nothing19894 weeks
- 29The Bug19923 weeks
- 31So Far Away19855 weeks
- 33Ticket To Heaven19943 weeks
- 39You And Your Friend19923 weeks
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
A few things you may be wondering about this artist in the Dutch Top 40.
How many records did Dire Straits have in the Dutch Top 40?
13 records, one of them at number 1, between 1978 and 1994.
What was the biggest hit of Dire Straits?
Private Investigations, peaking at number 1 in 1982, 11 weeks on the chart.
When was Dire Straits first and last in the chart?
The first entry was Sultans Of Swing in 1978; the last record to enter was Ticket To Heaven in 1994.
What does the graph next to each record show?
The run in the Top 40 from week to week: 1 at the top, 40 at the bottom, with the dot on the peak. A break in the line means the record left the chart for a while and returned later. On the right are the year of entry and the number of weeks.
How do you sort the entries, and where are the weekly charts?
With the selector above the entries: by peak or by year. Every complete weekly chart is under Top 40, found by year and week or by date.